Electrical & Electronic

Companion Computer Thoughts

We have tested the image processing code on the Raspberry Pi and have found that performance is greatly impacted due to the Raspberry...

Mission Statement

Mission Statement #1 Locating the missing teddy bear and capture a panorama view of the location, and return to base for further analysis...

Overall System Architecture

The system has four main parts, namely: Control Algorithm, where all of the logic behind the operations are programmed and stored. Ground...

Overall System Block Diagram

The main operating system used is Ubuntu 16.04 Long Term Support (LTS) running ROS Kinetic. The main control of the drone is done with...

Object Avoidance : Flying Over

In order to safely avoid an obstacle, we have to determine a safety radius, in which the vehicle can safely brake and stop within the...

Precision Landing on a Rover

Some applications are more convenient with a 2D simulation, some would require a higher end simulation environment, which work in 3D. For...

1D Kalman Filter

Initially, ultrasonic sensors are used instead of the terarangerone sensors. Therefore, one can expect a significant drop in the quality....

CherryPy WebServer

The CherryPy is a python based web framework that allows a device to host web pages written in python. We use the framework to monitor...

Combined Circuit: The Safe Drones

The top breadboard shows the transmitter and the bottom, the on board attachment. We used 2 Arduinos because of timer issues when using...

3D Modelling

OpenDroneMap is chosen to stitch the images into a 3D model due to the fact that it is open sourced and requires no license to use it. It...

Sensor Functions: The Safe Drones

LED activates when there is a tilt of more than 35 degrees. The LED will later be changed to a servo to allow the servo to be deployed...

Sensors: The Safe Drones

For the automatic deployment of the parachute, sensors had to be integrated into the attachment and two main types of sensors were used,...

3D Gazebo SITL ROS Simulator

As the team has higher ambition, a 2D simulation does not provide us with enough overview as to how a drone works especially when it...

Waterproof housing schematics: The Safe Drone

The above image shows the minimum clearance for the following parts: Top Layer: GPS, Generic Flight Control(HobbySiglo), BoardFutaba...

DroneKit-Python SITL 2D Simulation

Software in The Loop, or SITL in short is the simulation of a virtual drone on your front yard for testing and debugging on your...